cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/20773013

Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro?

I’m looking for something to read books on, copied over from a local collection (mostly .epub). Networking is not desired, a fast USB connection is. A good battery or exchangeable battery would be nice.

Not too large - maximum DIN A5 for the whole device.

I remember from years ago that some devices were deemed unhackable, some much more suitable to install Linux on.

I’d prefer to buy used, so something that was sold a lot in Europe is preferable.

I will not spend much more than €100.

In other words, some old commercial e-reader that was known for being hackable, I guess.

Please do not recommend the new PineNote, it’s (slightly) too large and way too expensive and I don’t think I need that much computing power.

Thanks in advance.

  • artifex@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m a fairly heavy reader and don’t have any problem with long sessions. I honestly don’t know if I’d even notice a difference with a higher resolution e-ink. Maybe if I was reading manga or something really image-heavy, or in a stupid font. Yep, the backlight isn’t always-on, and koreader actually gives you a good deal of control over how it appears.